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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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